1 Lane Head Cottage, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
About 1 Lane Head Cottage
1 Lane Head Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 822 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 42.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Lane Head Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Lane Head Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 16 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2014Most recent
£183,000
+52.5%over 11 years6 December 2002
£120,000
+31.1%over 2 years10 July 2000
£91,500
+14.4%over 2 years28 May 1998
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7DL: £460,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in LA2 7DL
Pottery Cottage, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
Sold Sept 2025
£625,000Old Field, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
Sold Oct 2023
£660,000Moorlands, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
Sold Feb 2020
£360,000Old Pottery Barn, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
Sold Jan 2020
£416,000Moorside Cottage, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL
Sold Dec 2017
£460,000
Everything we know about 1 Lane Head Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On years held, 1 Lane Head Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,395
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 238 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
White Pits Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB